Daily Current Affairs  – 18 October 2022

In News Recently, the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) was released. Report highlights Report highlights: For India: Improvements: As many as 41.5 crore people exited poverty in India during the 15-year period between 2005-06 and 2019-21. Out of these, two-thirds exited in the first 10 years, and one-third in the next five years, according to […]

In News Recently, a controversy has reignited over an attempt to impose Hindi on non-Hindi speaking people. Key Points Background:  TheParliamentary Committee on Official Language has recommended the use of Hindi as the medium of instruction in Central institutions of higher education in Hindi-speaking States and regional languages in other States. Recent Reports of the […]

In News Recently, Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud was appointed as the 50th Chief Justice of India. He will have a relatively longer tenure of two years and is due to retire on November 10, 2024.  About Article 124 The Constitution of India does not mention any procedure for appointing the CJI.  Article 124 (1) of […]